http://www.xprepairsite.com Solving PC Problems with Windows XP Systems Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:18:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft Excel, like most spreadsheets, has a really convenient feature. When you copy any given cell into another cell, Excel will automatically adjust the formula references to other cells so refer to cells in the same relative position. First, a look at Relative Addressing In the example below, I copied ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2008/04/21/howto-using-excel-how-to-use-absolute-addressing/ This week, I received a query from a reader about a warning message he was receiving: Hi Terry , I was wondering if perhaps you can help me , I have this very annoying adware that occurs EVERYTIME at startup .... not-a-virus:Adware.Win32.BHO.cr Now althugh this doesn't appeato be causing any problem ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2008/03/28/adware-ties-into-internet-explorer/ My call one Monday evening to Dell Support was met with the ubiquitous automatic answering system, with the standard message that said something like "We are experiencing heavy call volume right now. The best time to call is Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm." Of course, since this was the ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2008/03/22/my-dell-notebook-repair-experience/ I received an interesting question from subscriber Maria. She has been using Firefox, as many people do, including me. In this case, she had just upgraded her Internet Explorer to IE7 and was having problems with Outlook Express. Maria wrote: Terry, I currently have Fire Fox and Internet Explorer on my ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2008/01/14/outlook-express-links-dont-work-2/ Recently, Agnes Brach wrote to me with a question that, eventually, applies to all of us: Hello Terry, I enjoy your newsletter very much. I have a question that has been on my mind for a while. I have an old computer which i would like to recycle, ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2008/01/08/preparing-an-old-computer-to-be-recycled/ I received an interesting question from subscriber Maria. She has been using Firefox, as many people do, including me. In this case, she had just upgraded her Internet Explorer to IE7 and was having problems with Outlook Express. Maria wrote: Terry, I currently have Fire Fox and Internet Explorer on my computer. ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2007/12/21/outlook-express-links-dont-work/ I've had reasons to do some Windows Registry repairs a few times. Fortunately, last year I found XP Repair Pro and bought it -- with lifetime upgrades, too. Now, the good news from the folks at ddxSoftware is that XP Repair Pro fully Vista compatible, too! It's come ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2007/10/30/windows-registry-repair/ With all the news about the cute graphics (often termed "eye candy" to denote its real value) of Windows Vista, we need to remember that Windows XP has some of those features, too. Windows XP's graphical interface defaults to a number of cute options that are worthless from a usability ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2007/10/28/speeding-up-windows-xp-fine-tuning-visual-effects/ Remember back when you got your latest computer? It seemed so fast, so much faster than your previous computer. Now, if it doesn't seem to drag, it just doesn't seem as peppy as it used to... Part of that effect is our memory — not the computer's memory but the memories ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2007/10/23/speeding-up-windows-xp/ I've written a number of times about one of the programs that I use on every one of my computers, including my family's computers. Well, really on every computer that runs Windows — and I've been using it since well before 2004. This program is a great protection tool called ... http://www.xprepairsite.com/2007/10/22/winpatrol-for-system-control-and-protection/